Eleventh inning hit lifts Detroit to 1-0 win over St Louis
DETROIT May 13 In the eleventh Wertz delivered a bases loaded single to beat the Browns 1-0, keeping the Tigers atop the American League as Detroit pitchers held St Louis in check. The lone run came with two out in the frame.
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St. Louis
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Virgil
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Lipon
Gerry Prida George
Perfort
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Cleveland
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Chek Fogn
Coicare
Hitters pace drives wild west Texas league drama
The West Texas Mexico league shows a hitter’s paradise with high batting averages and strong power. Fred Williams leads in homers while Eddie Carnett and Walt Sess lead in batting percentage. Lubbock, Amarillo, Clovis, and Pampa feature top hitters and notable pitching, with season-projected numbers and ongoing race for the batting title and home runs.
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Nes
Max
Inaicave
Wanix Cactus Tircuit
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Willitts
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Hershel Martin
Albuqueca Yo Late Palmer
Albuquerq
Virgil Richardson
Pampa
Pete Trabucco
Clovis
Jodie Becer
Lamesa
Martin
Trabucco
Rob Leonhard
Berger
Don Moore
Lubbock
Joe Fortin
Texas Tech
Crawford Howard
Doug Levis
Amarillo
RBI
Jes
Jacinto
Dick Kozub
Roaring Springs Leads Hedley In Bi-District Clash
Roaring Springs High School crushed Hedley 28 to 3 as Coy Brown and Alex Barron tamed the mound. The Yellowjackets, 14-2, struck nine runs in the first inning and meet Hedley again Wednesday at 2 pm in Roaring Springs for game two of the best of three. If needed, site for a potential third game will be decided after Wednesday.
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Texas
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Oklahoma City
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Hobbs CC
al Realy
Roaring Springs
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Hedley High School
Coy Brown
Alex Barron
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Crowell
Hediey
Portant
Ralph Trice
Brown
Barron
Purvis
Lubbock
Rhea Williams
Texas Interscholastic League
Lamar College golfers reach Southwestern JC finals
In Stephenville Lamar College golfers Ray Moore and Richard Goerlich advanced to the finals of the Southwestern Junior College championship. Goerlich beat Charles Hedrick 1 up in 19 holes, and Moore defeated Thomas 3 and 2. Lamar finished as team winner with 147. Schreiner Tennis netter, Tarleton State results followed with mixed doubles.
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Ray Moore
Richard Goerlich
Lamar College
Beaumont
Goerlich
Charles Hedrick
Arlington
Moore
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Lamar
Tommy Clark
Schreiner Netter
Peace Dacus
Tarleton State
Ington State
George Hill
Charles Norman
Richard Ressling
Jimmy Pace
Harris Turpin doubles team wins SWC tennis title for Rice Owls
Harris and Turpin of Rice captured the Southwest Conference doubles championship by defeating Texas pair Julian Oates and James Saundrs 6-4 6-1 6-2 in Austin. In singles, SMU's Ken Crawford, the 1945 champion, beat Harris 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-0 for this year’s title.
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Rice Owls
Austin
Chick Harris
Jack Turpin
Rice
Julian Oates
James Saundrs
Texas
Harris
Turpin
Ken Crawford
Southern Methodist
Hub City Speedway opening set with fast car racing
Plans for May 21 unveil a new half mile dirt oval in southwest Lubbock. West Texas Racing fraternity will stage seven events with 20 to 24 cars, including a six lap special trophy race and a hot rod attraction. Entries expected from Lubbock Clovis Amarillo Wichita Falls Monahans. admission one dollar. safety features include a fence ditch and water trucks to curb dust.
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Lubbock
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Fiftieth
Indiana Avenue
Wayne C. Grant
Shallowater
W. A Poston
H. H. Sarten
Nathan Cox
Allo
Wyman Jones
Irvin
Clovis
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Monahans
West Texas
New Mexico
Oilers Edge Beaumont in tight pro ball clash
Slaton Lions park hosts a 3 p m game with Kermit Oilers favored over the Black Hubbers. Kermit seeks a season sweep of Lubbock area teams and features players Rheingans and Roy Peden. Hubbers show strong form after a 12 10 win over Sundown with pitching rest planned for Meader. Admission 60 and 25 cents.
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Roy Peden
James Roy Lewis
Meader
Milton E. Granviewan Bers
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Staton
Hland
Fort Worth
Ethard Sundews
Fort Worth Cats top Missions 5 to 2 in Texas League
In Fort Worth May 15 the Fort Worth Cats defeated the San Antonio Missions 5 to 2 behind strong pitching as Houston Columbus fell to Dallas 9 to 2. The Dallas Nine also posted a 9 to 2 win while Tulsa beat Beaumont 4 to 3.
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Eagles
St Louis Defeats Cincinnati 6 to 3 in baseball clash
St Louis Cards beat the Cincinnati Reds 6 to 3 before 14019 fans to move into third place. Musial led with two hits, Howie Pollet pitched a complete game, and Kent Peterson took the loss. Also noted is a brief college baseball result where Oklahoma defeats Colorado in Norman.
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